Crime22 September, 20263 min read
Metropolitan Police Charge Tim Westwood With Two More Sexual Offences In Hammersmith And Fulham
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Two new charges: indecent assault of a 16–17-year-old in Hammersmith and Fulham. Also charged with sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman in Wandsworth (2004).
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Two more charges
The Metropolitan Police charged Tim Westwood with two more sexual offences, an alleged indecent assault against a teenage girl aged 16 to 17 in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1991 and an alleged sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman in Wandsworth in 2004. Catherine P Baccas, deputy chief crown prosecutor in the Crown Prosecution Service, said, "Today the Crown Prosecution Service has authorised two further charges of sexual assault and indecent assault against Tim Westwood." The Metropolitan Police said Westwood, 68, is facing a total of 17 charges involving nine women, and the two additional charges are in addition to those brought against him in October 2025 relating to seven women.
Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy said, "The women who have made reports have placed their trust in us, and we remain committed to providing them with all available support." Westwood is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court at a future date in relation to the two additional charges, while a trial relating to the original 15 charges is scheduled to begin at Southwark Crown Court on 25 January 2027.
Allegations and dates
The Metropolitan Police said Westwood faces a charge of indecently assaulting a teenage girl in 1991 and sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman in 2004, and those allegations are described as non-recent offences. Catherine P Baccas said Westwood is already charged with nine counts of indecent assault, two counts of sexual assault and four counts of rape in relation to reported non-recent offences between 1983 and 2016 involving seven women. The London Evening Standard said Westwood is accused of indecently assaulting a teenage girl aged 16 to 17 in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1991, and it said he is also charged with the sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman in Wandsworth in 2004.
The London Evening Standard said Westwood is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court at a future date in relation to the two additional charges. The Independent said Westwood will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on a date to be fixed, accused of indecently assaulting a teenage girl of age 16 or 17 in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1991 and accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman in Wandsworth in May 2004.
Next steps in court
The Crown Prosecution Service said its prosecutors worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the additional charges to court and that it is in the public interest to pursue further criminal proceedings. Catherine P Baccas said, "Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring these additional charges to court and that it is in the public interest to pursue further criminal proceedings." The Crown Prosecution Service also reminded that criminal proceedings are active and that the defendant has the right to a fair trial, and the BBC said Westwood has previously denied multiple sex offences and pleaded not guilty to earlier charges last December.
The BBC said Westwood is now facing a total of 17 charges involving nine women, and it said a trial relating to the original 15 charges is scheduled to begin at Southwark Crown Court on 25 January 2027. The Independent said Westwood entered not guilty pleas to all counts and is due to face trial for those offences at Southwark Crown Court in January.